The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Mary Wood [Dunk]
Generation No. 1
  1. Mary Wood [Dunk] She was born c 1755; died 20th Jun 1834
2 iJames who was born 1777 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 29th Oct 1777 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died 1828
  She married Nicholas Wood on 21st Jun 1777 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex. He was born 1752 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 31st Oct 1752 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died 1819. They had the following children:
  iNicholas who was born 1779 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 8th Oct 1779 St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. James Wood was the son of Nicholas Wood and Mary Wood [Dunk]. He was born 1777 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 29th Oct 1777 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; died 1828
  He married Ann Oxley on 9th Dec 1798 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. She was born 1780 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 26th Apr 1780 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
3 iJane who was born 1799 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 30th Jun 1799 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  iiElizabeth who was born 1801 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 12th Jul 1801 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  iiiCaroline who was born 1805 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 15th Dec 1805 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex; died Jan 1806; buried 31st Jan 1806
  ivCaroline who was born 1808 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 9th Oct 1808 All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  3. Jane Balcomb [Wood] was the daughter of James Wood and Ann Wood [Oxley]. She was born 1799 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 30th Jun 1799 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
  She married Thomas Baucombe on 1816 at Buxted, Sussex. He was born 1796 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 10th Jan 1796 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJane who was born 1816 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiWinifred who was born 1818 at Withyham, Sussex
4 iiiIsabella who was born 1820 at Withyham, Sussex
5 ivBarbara Ellen who was born 1823 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 2nd Mar 1823 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  vHorace Nicholas James William who was born 1824 at Withyham, Sussex
6 viLavinia who was born 1827 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 4th Feb 1827 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died Apr to June 1859, Ref: East Grinstead Vol: 2b, Page: 71
7 viiThomas Norris who was born 1831 at Withyham, Sussex
8 viiiElizabeth Mary who was born 1834 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 4th May 1834 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died Dec 1863 Edenbridge, Kent; buried 30th Dec 1863 Edenbridge, Kent
  ixArabella who was born 1837 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 26th Feb 1837 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  xBenjamin Alfred who was born 1839 at Withyham, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  4. Isabella Ashdown [Balcomb] was the daughter of Thomas Baucombe and Jane Balcomb [Wood]. She was born 1820 at Withyham, Sussex
  She married George Ashdown, blacksmith on c 1845. He was born 1818 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 28th Feb 1819 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
9 iSophia who was born 1848 at Withyham, Sussex
  iiEmily who was born 1850 at Withyham, Sussex
10 iiiJabez who was born 1852 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  5. Barbara Ellen Brooker [Balcomb] was the daughter of Thomas Baucombe and Jane Balcomb [Wood]. She was born 1823 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 2nd Mar 1823 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iHenry E. who was born 1855 at East Grinstead, Sussex
  She married Henry Brooker, charcoal burner on 2nd Jun 1860 at St Swithin Parish Church, East Grinstead, Sussex. He was born 1816 at Worth, Sussex. They had the following children:
11 iHorace Norrice Benjamin who was born 12th Mar 1862 at Ashurstwood, Forest Row, Sussex; christened 27th Apr 1862 Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex, recorded [incorrectly] as John, son of Henry (labourer) & Barbara Ellen Brooker
   
  6. Lavinia Groombridge [Balcomb] was the daughter of Thomas Baucombe and Jane Balcomb [Wood]. She was born 1827 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 4th Feb 1827 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died Apr to June 1859, Ref: East Grinstead Vol: 2b, Page: 71
  She married (1) unknown father on 1845. They had the following children:
12 iJane who was born 1845 at Withyham, Sussex
  She married (2) Stephen Groombridge, farm labourer on Oct to Dec 1855, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1855 Q4 Vol: 2b, Page: 209. He was born 1830 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 21st Mar 1830 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlbert James who was born Oct to Dec 1857 at Withyham, Sussex, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1857 Q4 Vol: 2a, Page 386; christened 18th Oct 1863 St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex
  iiLucy who was born Jan to Mar 1859, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1859 Q1 Vol: 2b, Page 117; died Apr to June 1859
   
  7. Thomas Norris Balcomb was the son of Thomas Baucombe and Jane Balcomb [Wood]. He was born 1831 at Withyham, Sussex
  He married Jane Peckham on 1860. She was born 1835 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 21st Jun 1835 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex, daughter of Harriet Peckham (spinster). They had the following children:
  iErnest E. who was born 1870 at Hever, Kent
   
  8. Elizabeth Mary Ellis [Wickenden] [Balcomb] was the daughter of Thomas Baucombe and Jane Balcomb [Wood]. She was born 1834 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 4th May 1834 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex; died Dec 1863 at Edenbridge, Kent; buried 30th Dec 1863 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent
  She married (1) William Wickenden on 10th Mar 1854 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1836 at Edenbridge, Kent; christened 13th Mar 1836 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent; died July to Sep 1858, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1858 Q3 Vol 2a Page 249. They had the following children:
  iWilliam who was born 1856 at Edenbridge, Kent
13 iiBenjamin who was born 1858 at Edenbridge, Kent
  She married (2) Edward Ellis on 18th May 1861 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent. He was born 1824 at Burwash, Sussex; christened 8th Aug 1824 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, son of Thomas Ellis (farmer) and Sarah Ellis; died 14th Apr 1910 at Guildford Work House, Guildford, Surrey, buried by friends
   
Generation No. 5
  9. Sophia Ashby [Ashdown] was the daughter of George Ashdown, blacksmith and Isabella Ashdown [Balcomb]. She was born 1848 at Withyham, Sussex
  She married John William Ashby on 23rd Jul 1870 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1848
   
  10. Jabez Ashdown, smith was the son of George Ashdown, blacksmith and Isabella Ashdown [Balcomb]. He was born 1852 at Withyham, Sussex
  He married Mary Twiner on 6th Jun 1878 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. She was born 1858 at Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iThomas J. W. who was born 1880 at Withyham, Sussex
14 iiGeorge Henry who was born 1883 at Withyham, Sussex
15 iiiArthur Jabez who was born 1885 at Withyham, Sussex
  ivFrederick who was born 1888 at Withyham, Sussex
  vTheodore C. who was born 1894 at Withyham, Sussex
  viFrank S. who was born 1896 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  11. Horace Norrice Benjamin Brooker, cab proprietor was the son of Henry Brooker, charcoal burner and Barbara Ellen Brooker [Balcomb]. He was born 12th Mar 1862 at Ashurstwood, Forest Row, Sussex; christened 27th Apr 1862 at Holy Trinity Church, Forest Row, Sussex, recorded [incorrectly] as John, son of Henry (labourer) & Barbara Ellen Brooker
  He married Emily Ann Stannett on July to Sep 1886, registered at Eton District, Buckinghamshire, ref: 1886 Q3 Vol 3a Page 787. She was born 1855 at Chippenham, Berkshire. They had the following children:
  iBenjamin R who was born 1888 at London
  iiHenry who was born 1889 at Chelsea, London
  iiiHorace George who was born 1890 at Fulham, London; christened 29th Jun 1890 St Andrew, West Kensington, Fulham, London, son of Horace (cab proprietor) & Emily Brooker
  ivEllen Sophia who was born 1891 at Fulham, London; christened 22nd Nov 1891 St Andrew, West Kensington, Fulham, London, son of Horace (cab proprietor) & Emily Brooker
   
  12. Jane Eade [Balcomb] was the daughter of unknown father and Lavinia Groombridge [Balcomb]. She was born 1845 at Withyham, Sussex
  She married Amos Eade, blacksmith on Oct to Dec 1863, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1863 Q4 Vol 2a Page 721. He was born 1843 at Buxted, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlfred James who was born 1866 at Edenbridge, Kent
16 iiLavinia Jane who was born Apr to June 1867 at Edenbridge, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1867 Q2 Vol 2a page 495; died 1923 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 56 years
  iiiKate who was born 1869 at Edenbridge, Kent
  ivRose who was born 1871 at Edenbridge, Kent
  vRuth E. who was born 1873 at Edenbridge, Kent
  viGeorge A. who was born 1874 at Edenbridge, Kent
  viiWilliam E. who was born 1876 at Edenbridge, Kent
  viiiThomas Edward who was born 1877 at Edenbridge, Kent
  ixIsabella Mary who was born 1878 at Edenbridge, Kent
  xWalter E. who was born 1880 at Edenbridge, Kent
  xiJessie E. who was born Feb 1881 at Edenbridge, Kent
   
  13. Benjamin Wickenden was the son of William Wickenden and Elizabeth Mary Ellis [Wickenden] [Balcomb]. He was born 1858 at Edenbridge, Kent
  He married Eliza Dapson on Jan to Mar 1882, registered at Maidstone District, Kent, ref: 1882 Q1 Vol 2a Page 799. She was born 1860 at Staplehurst, Kent. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1883 at Edenbridge, Kent
  iiEdith who was born 1886 at Edenbridge, Kent
  iiiJohn who was born 1889 at Edenbridge, Kent
   
Generation No. 6
  14. George Henry Ashdown, cowman was the son of Jabez Ashdown, smith and Mary Ashdown [Twiner]. He was born 1883 at Withyham, Sussex
  He married Eliza Weekes on July to Sep 1907, registered at East Grinstead District, Sussex, ref: 1907 Q3 Vol 2b Page 336. She was born 1878 at Burwash, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge David who was born 1910 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  15. Arthur Jabez Ashdown, butcher was the son of Jabez Ashdown, smith and Mary Ashdown [Twiner]. He was born 1885 at Withyham, Sussex
  He married Mabel A. Sargent on Jan to Mar 1906, registered at Battle District, Sussex, ref: 1906 Q1 Vol 2b Page 83. She was born 1884 at Catsfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMabel who was born 1910 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  16. Lavinia Jane Wilmshurst [Eade] was the daughter of Amos Eade, blacksmith and Jane Eade [Balcomb]. She was born Apr to June 1867 at Edenbridge, Kent, registered at Sevenoaks District, Kent, ref: 1867 Q2 Vol 2a page 495; died 1923 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 56 years
  She married Richard Henry Wilmshurst on Sep 1891. He was born 1865 at Stone Mill, Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 15th Jan 1865 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex; died Sep 1931 at Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 66 years. They had the following children:
  iMuriel who was born 1896; died 1904 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 8 years
  iiRichard Henry who was born 1898; died 1927 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 29 years
17 iiiJohn William who was born 1900
  ivHubert James who was born 1902; died 1988 Rotherfield, Sussex, aged 86 years
   
Generation No. 7
  17. John William Wilmshurst was the son of Richard Henry Wilmshurst and Lavinia Jane Wilmshurst [Eade]. He was born 1900
  He married Lois Field Buss on Apr to June 1926, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1926 Q2 Vol 2b Page 317. She was born Jan to Mar 1900 at Rotherfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1900 Q1 Vol 2b page 117; died 1971, aged 73 years
   

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